Wellington Regional Council
Wellington Regional Council, branded as Greater Wellington Regional Council, is the regional council overseeing the Wellington Region of New Zealand's lower North Island.[1]
A proposal made in 2013 that nine territorial authorities amalgamate to form a single supercity met substantial local opposition and was abandoned in June 2015.[2]
The governing body of the regional council is made up of 13 councillors, representing six constituencies:[3]
- Pōneke/Wellington – 5 councillors
- Kāpiti Coast – 1
- Porirua-Tawa – 2
- Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt – 3
- Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt – 1
- Wairarapa – 1
Position | Name | Constituency | Ticket |
---|---|---|---|
Chairperson | Daran Ponter | Pōneke/Wellington | Labour |
Deputy Chairperson | Adrienne Staples | Wairarapa | Independent |
Councillor | Glenda Hughes | Pōneke/Wellington | The Wellington Party |
Councillor | Roger Blakeley | Pōneke/Wellington | Independent |
Councillor | David Lee | Pōneke/Wellington | Get Wellington Moving |
Councillor | Thomas Nash | Pōneke/Wellington | Green |
Councillor | Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt | Independent | |
Councillor | Prue Lamason | Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt | Independent |
Councillor | Josh van Lier | Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt | Green |
Councillor | Ros Connelly | Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt | Independent |
Councillor | Jenny Brash | Porirua-Tawa | Independent |
Councillor | Chris Kirk-Burnnand | Porirua-Tawa | Independent |
Councillor | Penny Gaylor | Kāpiti Coast | Independent |
Chairs[]
Name | Term | Constituency | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mervyn Kemp | 1980 | 1986 | Tawa |
2 | Stuart Macaskill | 1986 | 2001 | Upper Hutt |
3 | Margaret Shields | 2001 | 2004 | Kapiti Coast |
4 | Ian Buchanan | 2004 | 2007 | Wairarapa |
5 | Fran Wilde | 2007 | 2015 | Wellington City |
6 | Chris Laidlaw | 2015 | 2019 | Wellington City |
7 | Daran Ponter | 2019 | present | Wellington City |
Regional parks[]
The council administers several regional parks.[4]
- Akatarawa Forest
- Baring Head/Orua-pouanui
- Battle Hill Farm Forest Park
- Belmont Regional Park
- East Harbour Regional Park
- Hutt River Trail
- Hutt Water Collection Area
- Kaitoke Regional Park
- Pakuratahi Forest
- Queen Elizabeth Park
- Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour
- Wainuiomata Recreation Area
- Wainuiomata Water Collection Area
- Wairarapa Moana Wetlands
- Wellington Harbour
- Whitireia Park
References[]
- ^ "Legal notices". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ Michael Forbes and Caleb Harris (9 June 2015). "Wellington super-city scrapped due to lack of public support". The Dominion-Post.
- ^ "Council and Councillors". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ "Wellington Regional Parks". gw.govt.nz. Greater Wellington Regional Council.
Categories:
- Politics of the Wellington Region